Local Obituaries for Cleveland, Dayton, Coldspring & Surrounding Communities

February 11, 2014

Charles Lynn Starkey was born January 30th, 1949 and passed February 11th, 2014. He was born to Velma Ree (Graves) and O. N. (Bill) Starkey in Panola County, Texas. Charles graduated from Tarkington High School. He joined the U.S. Army and after two years, he was honorably discharged when his father passed away in order to help his mother with...

February 9, 2014

Kathryn Farnham, age 89, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas, with Rev. Bobbie Maltis, Pastor of First United Methodist Church, presiding. A graveside...

February 9, 2014

February 8, 2014

Barbara J. Thetford Downs, 67, of Daisetta, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014, at the Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with graveside services held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, at the Cross Plains Cemetery in Cross Plains, TX. Visitation will be held from 5...

February 8, 2014

Jerome S. “Jerry” Hajdik, 78, of Dayton, died Saturday, February 8, 2014, at the East Houston Regional Medical Center in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held prior to services. Services are under the...

February 8, 2014

Mildred Polley Brosseit-Ward, 54, of Dayton, died Saturday, February 8, 2014, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with graveside services held at 1:00 p.m., at the Garden Park Cemetery in Conroe. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8...

February 8, 2014

Ruth Evelyn Paulson Vinas, 90, of The Woodlands, Texas, passed away February 8, 2014. Ruth was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, Lionel “Rip” A. Vinas, infant son, Richard, stepson, Capt. Gary Vinas, granddaughter, Jillian Rose Vinas, son, Jim A. Vinas, and son-in-law, Edgar R. Tapley. Survivors include adult children: Lionel A. Vinas, Jr. and wife...

February 7, 2014

Jimmie L. McPike Barnett, 76, of Houston, died Friday, February 7, 2014, at Park Manor of The Woodlands. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Center Hill Baptist Church with burial following at the Center Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services...

February 7, 2014

Dianna Kay South, 57, of Shepherd, died Friday, February 7, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home...

February 3, 2014

Martha Ellen Kennedy, age 78, of Houston, Texas, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014, at her home. She was born June 19, 1935, in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents, Thomas Jim and Maggie Mast Haltom. A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Memorial Rest Gardens, Cleveland, Texas. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. – 12:00...

February 2, 2014

JoAnne Barber Otwell, age 67, of Coldspring, TX, passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 2, 2014. A private visitation was held on February 3, 2014 with immediate family only. A celebration of life memorial will be held at the Camilla Twin Harbors Legion Hall, Post 629 in the near future. The date is still to be determined. JoAnne,...

February 2, 2014

Dorothy Lee Rutherford, age 80, of Rockport, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014. She was born February 10, 1933, in Ace, Texas, to parents, John H. and Fannie Richardson Williams who preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Cleveland, Texas, with Bro. George Hayden presiding. Interment will...

February 1, 2014

E. R. “Sonny” Richter, Jr., 74, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at the First Baptist Church with burial following at the Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Sonny...

January 31, 2014

Cheyenne AnnaShay Smith, infant daughter of Shawn Aten and Marlin Smith, Jr., of Cleveland, Texas, passed away peacefully Friday, January 31, 2014. She was born on November 19, 2013, in The Woodlands, Texas. A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2014, Morgan Cemetery, Cleveland, Texas, with Bro. David L. Raines, Peace Tabernacle Assembly of God presiding. Visitation...

January 30, 2014

Lou Ve Rae Lund, age 78, of Splendora, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. She was born June 13, 1935, in Union Center, South Dakota, to parents Joseph and Irene Hackett Springer, and was a graduate of Spearfish High School, Class of ‘53, Spearfish, South Dakota. Mrs. Lund retired from a career in craft and fabric sales and was...

January 30, 2014

Floyd Carter Wright, age 87, of Katy, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014. He was born November 12, 1926, in Cleveland, Texas, to parents, Valentine Clark Wright and Daisy Dean Carter Wright, and has resided in Houston since 1947. Mr. Wright was a WWII Veteran, having honorably served in the United States Navy, 1944 to 1946. He received his...

January 28, 2014

Alma Nicy Henry, age 99, of Rye, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014. She was born April 05, 1914, in Sardis, Oklahoma. Mrs. Henry was an artist and an Instructor of Fine Arts for many years in the Houston, Channelview, Deer Park area. She will be remembered lovingly and will be greatly missed. She is preceded in death by...

January 25, 2014

Lee Crawford, 53, of Dayton, died Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with services concluding thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Lee was born November 17, 1960, in Navasota, to...

January 25, 2014

Violet Donna Loflin, age 82, of Cleveland, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014. She was born January 19, 1932, in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Loflin was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church; enjoyed gardening, fishing, sewing, cooking and spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by her father, Howard Williams; mother, Helen Utley; son, James Perry; daughters,...

January 24, 2014

Edward L. “Ed” Everett, Jr., 64, of Evergreen, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Cleveland with services concluding thereafter. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the funeral home. Services are...